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Saddam Hussein seizes power and becomes president of Iraq.
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The shiite muslim leader Ayatollah rewrote the constitution, and his supporters attacked the U.S. Embassy and held 62 hostages.
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The Soviet Union sent troops into Afghanistan to aid the pro-Soviet government. The mujahedeen rebelled.
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Iraq and Iran fought over the Shatt al-Arab waterway from September 22, 1980- August 20, 1988.
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Alleged nuclear weapons in Iraq were intended to bomb Israel; however, Israel destroyed them by air.
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3 U.S. soldiers were killed at a nightclub in Berlin, the attack was said to be sponsored by the government of Libya.
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Libyan agents planted bombs that killed 270 people on Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Libyan agents also bombed UTA flight 772 over Niger
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Iraq invaded its neighboring country of Kuwait
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A car bomb parked under the World Trade center was detonated
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A car bomb exploded in the Federal Building in Oklahoma City
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A truck bomb blew up an alartment complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Bin Laden argues that all muslims have to wage a holy war on the U.S.
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The U.S.S. Cole was bombed while in the port of Aden, Yemen.
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The Twin Towers were destroyed and the Pentagon was damaged due to attacks by terrorists flying planes.
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A nightclub on the island of Bali was bombed.
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A somali terrorist group attacked a resort in Mombasa, Kenya and fired two missiles at an Israeli airplane.
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In Saudi Arabia 35 were killed in car bomb detonations at two apartment complexes in Riyadh.
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12 were killed in the capital of Jakarta, at a Marriott hotel.
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Truck bombs killed 29 at synagogues in Istanbul.
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32 were killed at a British consulate and a British owned bank.
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In Madrid, a terrorist group blew up several commuter trains.
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22 were killed in attacks on oil company offices in Khobar
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Car bombs detonated damaging an Australian Embassy.
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In London, 56 were killed due to several trains and buses being bombed
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In Egypt 88 were killed in bombings on resorts.
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23 were killed in attacks on multiple towns.
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60 were killed in bombings on American hotels in Jordan.